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• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Introduction
• Evolution & diversity of snakes
• What is a snake?
• Prey & hunting
• Enemies & defense
• Reproductive strategies
• Snakes & humankind
• The snakes
• Scolecophidia
• Liotyphlops Beui: Beu’s Dawn Blindsnake
• Typhlophis Squamosus: Small-Scaled Dawn Blindsnake
• Mitophis Leptepileptus: Haitian Border Threadsnake
• Rena Dulcis: Texas Threadsnake
• Rhinoleptus Koniagui: Koniagui Threadsnake
• Siagonodon Septemstriatus: Seven-Striped Threadsnake
• Tetracheilostoma Carlae: Barbados Threadsnake
• Leptotyphlops Incognitus: Incognito Threadsnake
• Myriopholis Macrorhyncha: Hook-Nosed Threadsnake
• Namibiana Labialis: Damara Threadsnake
• Gerrhopilus Persephone: Normanby Island Beaked Blindsnake
• Afrotyphlops Schlegelii: Schlegel’s Giant Blindsnake
• Grypotyphlops Acutus: Indian Beaked Blindsnake
• Rhinotyphlops Lalandei: Delalande’s Beaked Blindsnake
• Acutotyphlops Infralabialis: Red Sharp-Nosed Blindsnake
• Argyophis Diardi: Diard’s Blindsnake
• Cyclotyphlops Deharvengi: Deharveng’s Blindsnake
• Sundatyphlops Polygrammicus: Lesser Sunda Blindsnake
• Virgotyphlops Braminus: Brahminy Blindsnake
• Xerotyphlops Vermicularis: Eurasian Blindsnake
• Madatyphlops Arenarius: Malagasy Sand Blindsnake
• Amerotyphlops Reticulatus: Reticulate Blindsnake
• Cubatyphlops Notorachius: Imias Blindsnake
• Xenotyphlops Grandidieri: Grandidier’s Malagasy Blindsnake
• Alethinophidia: Amerophidia
• Anilius Scytale: South American Pipesnake
• Trachyboa Boulengeri: Northern Eyelash Boa
• Tropidophis Haetianus: Haitian Woodsnake
• Tropidophis Melanurus: Cuban Woodsnake
• Alethinophidia: Afrophidia: Henophidia
• Anomochilus Monticola: Kinabalu Lesser Pipesnake
• Cylindrophis Boulengeri: Boulenger’s Pipesnake
• Cylindrophis Maculatus: Sri Lankan Pipesnake
• Cylindrophis Ruffus: Red-Tailed Pipesnake
• Plectrurus Perrotetii: Nilgiri Earthsnake
• Rhinophis Homolepis: Trevelyan’s Shieldtail
• Uropeltis Macrolepis: Large-Scaled Shieldtail
• Casarea Dussumieri: Round Island Keel-Scaled Boa
• Xenophidion Schaeferi: Malayan Spine-Jawed Snake
• Xenopeltis Unicolor: Sunbeam Snake
• Loxocemus Bicolor: Mexican Burrowing Python
• Antaresia Childreni: Children’s Python
• Apodora Papuana: Papuan Python
• Aspidites Melanocephalus: Black-Headed Python
• Bothrochilus Boa: Bismarck Ringed Python
• Leiopython Albertisii: Northern White-Lipped Python
• Liasis Mackloti: Macklot’s Water Python
• Liasis Olivaceus: Australian Olive Python
• Malayopython Reticulatus: Reticulated Python
• Malayopython Timoriensis: Lesser Sunda Python
• Morelia Carinata: Rough-Scaled Python
• Morelia Spilota: Carpet Python
• Morelia Viridis: Southern Green Tree Python
• Nyctophilopython Oenpelliensis: Oenpelli Python
• Python Bivittatus: Burmese Python
• Python Breitensteini: Borneo Short-Tailed Python
• Python Molurus: Indian Python
• Python Natalensis: Southern African Python
• Python Regius: Ball Python
• Simalia Amethistina: Amethystine Python
• Simalia Boeleni: Boelen’s Python
• Calabaria Reinhardtii: Calabar Ground Boa
• Boa Constrictor: Common Boa
• Chilabothrus Angulifer: Cuban Boa
• Chilabothrus Monensis: Mona Island Boa
• Chilabothrus Subflavus: Jamaican Boa
• Corallus Caninus: Guianan Emerald Treeboa
• Corallus Ruschenbergerii: Caribbean Coastal Treeboa
• Epicrates Cenchria: Brazilian Rainbow Boa
• Epicrates Maurus: Northern Rainbow Boa
• Eunectes Murinus: Green Anaconda
• Eunectes Notaeus: Yellow Anaconda
• Candoia Aspera: New Guinea Ground Boa
• Candoia Carinata: New Guinea Treeboa
• Candoia Paulsoni: Solomon Islands Ground Boa
• Eryx Jaculus: Javelin Sand Boa
• Eryx Jayakari: Arabian Sand Boa
• Eryx Johnii: Red Sand Boa
• Charina Bottae: Northern Rubber Boa
• Lichanura Trivirgata: Rosy Boa
• Exiliboa Placata: Oaxacan Dwarf Boa
• Ungaliophis Continentalis: Isthmian Bromeliad Boa
• Acrantophis Dumerili: Duméril’s Boa
• Sanzinia Madagascariensis: Madagascan Treeboa
• Alethinophidia: Afrophidia: Caenophidia
• Acrochordus Arafurae: Arafura Filesnake
• Acrochordus Granulatus: Little Filesnake
• Calamaria Lumbricoidea: Variable Reedsnake
• Calamaria Schlegeli: Red-Headed Reedsnake
• Macrocalamus Tweediei: Tweedie’s Mountain Reedsnake
• Pseudorabdion Longiceps: Sharp-Nosed Dwarf Reedsnake
• Ahaetulla Nasuta: Long-Nosed Vinesnake
• Ahaetulla Prasina: Oriental Vinesnake
• Chrysopelea Paradisi: Paradise Flying Snake
• Dendrelaphis Calligastra: Coconut Treesnake
• Dendrelaphis Tristis: Common Indian Bronzeback
• Dryophiops Rubescens: Keel-Bellied Whipsnake
• Archelaphe Bella: Elegant Ratsnake
• Arizona Elegans: Glossy Snake
• Bamanophis Dorri: Dorr’s Racer
• Bogertophis Subocularis: Trans-Pecos Ratsnake
• Boiga Cyanea: Green Catsnake
• Boiga Irregularis: Brown Treesnake
• Boiga Melanota: Malaysian Mangrove Snake
• Boiga Westermanni: Indian Egg-Eating Snake
• Cemophora Coccinea: Scarletsnake
• Chironius Exoletus: Common Sipo
• Coelognathus Subradiatus: Lesser Sunda Ratsnake
• Coluber Constrictor: North American Racer
• Conopsis Lineata: Lined Tolucan Earthsnake
• Coronella Austriaca: Smooth Snake
• Crotaphopeltis Hotamboeia: Red-Lipped Herald Snake
• Dasypeltis Medici: Eastern Forest Egg-Eater
• Dendrophidion Clarkii: Rainbow Forest Racer
• Dipsadoboa Viridis: Green Treesnake
• Dispholidus Typus: Boomslang
• Dolichophis Caspius: Caspian Whipsnake
• Drymarchon Couperi: Eastern Indigo Snake
• Drymarchon Melanurus: Mexican Cribo
• Drymobius Margaritiferus: Speckled Racer
• Drymoluber Dichrous: Northern Woodland Racer
• Eirenis Modestus: Asia Minor Dwarf Snake
• Eirenis Persicus: Persian Dwarf Snake
• Elaphe Climacophora: Aodaisho
• Elaphe Moellendorffi: Möllendorff’s Ratsnake
• Elaphe Quatuorlineata: Four-Lined Ratsnake
• Elaphe Taeniura: Beauty Ratsnake
• Euprepiophis Mandarinus: Mandarin Ratsnake
• Ficimia Streckeri: Tamaulipan Hooknose Snake
• Gonyosoma Boulengeri: Rhinoceros Ratsnake
• Gonyosoma Margaritatum: Royal Treesnake
• Gyalopion Quadrangulare: Sonoran Hooknose Snake
• Hapsidophrys Smaragdinus: Emerald Snake
• Hemerophis Socotrae: Socotran Racer
• Hemorrhois Hippocrepis: Horseshoe Whipsnake
• Hierophis Viridiflavus: Western Whipsnake
• Lampropeltis Alterna: Gray-Banded Kingsnake
• Lampropeltis Californiae: Californian Kingsnake
• Lampropeltis Calligaster: Yellow-Bellied Kingsnake
• Lampropeltis Pyromelana: Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
• Lampropeltis Triangulum: Eastern Milksnake
• Lampropeltis Zonata: California Mountain Kingsnake
• Leptophis Nigromarginatus: Ecuadorian Parrot Snake
• Liopeltis Frenata: Günther’s Stripe-Necked Snake
• Lycodon Capucinus: Common Island Wolfsnake
• Lycodon Gracilis: Scarce Bridal Snake
• Lycodon Rufozonatus: Red Banded Snake
• Lytorhynchus Gaddi: Arabian Leafnose Snake
• Macroprotodon Cucullatus: Common False Smooth Snake
• Masticophis Flagellum: Coachwhip
• Mastigodryas Boddaerti: Boddaert’s Tropical Racer
• Meizodon Semiornatus: Semiornate Smooth Snake
• Mopanveldophis Zebrinus: Kunene Racer
• Oligodon Arnensis: Banded Kukri Snake
• Oligodon Octolineatus: Eight-Striped Kukri Snake
• Oligodon Purpurascens: Purple Kukri Snake
• Oocatochus Rufodorsatus: Red-Backed Ratsnake
• Opheodrys Aestivus: Rough Greensnake
• Oreocryptophis Porphyraceus: Red Mountain Ratsnake
• Orientocoluber Spinalis: Slender Racer
• Oxybelis Fulgidus: Green Vinesnake
• Oxybelis Microphthalmus: Northern Brown Vinesnake
• Pantherophis Alleghaniensis: Eastern Ratsnake
• Pantherophis Bairdi: Baird’s Ratsnake
• Pantherophis Guttatus: Cornsnake
• Pantherophis Vulpinus: Eastern Foxsnake
• Philothamnus Heterodermus: Forest Greensnake
• Philothamnus Semivariegatus: Spotted Bushsnake
• Phrynonax Poecilonotus: Central American Puffing Snake
• Phyllorhynchus Browni: Saddled Leafnose Snake
• Pituophis Catenifer: Gophersnake
• Platyceps Elegantissimus: Elegant Racer
• Platyceps Najadum: Dahl’s Whipsnake
• Platyceps Rhodorachis: Wadi Racer
• Pseudelaphe Flavirufa: Tropical Ratsnake
• Pseudoficimia Frontalis: Southwestern Hooknose Snake
• Ptyas Mucosa: Dhaman Ratsnake
• Ptyas Nigromarginata: Asian Green Ratsnake
• Rhamnophis Aethiopissa: Splendid Dagger-Toothed Treesnake
• Rhinobothryum Lentiginosum: Amazon Banded Snake
• Rhinocheilus Lecontei: Long-Nosed Snake
• Rhynchocalamus Melanocephalus: Palestine Black-Headed Snake
• Salvadora Hexalepis: Western Patchnose Snake
• Scaphiophis Albopunctatus: Gray Hooknosed Snake
• Scolecophis Atrocinctus: Black-Banded Centipede Snake
• Senticolis Triaspis: American Green Ratsnake
• Simophis Rhinostoma: São Paulo False Coralsnake
• Sonora Semiannulata: Western Groundsnake
• Sonora Straminea: Variable Sandsnake
• Spalerosophis Diadema: Diadem Snake
• Spilotes Pullatus: Tiger Ratsnake
• Stegonotus Caligocephalus: Sabah Dark-Headed Groundsnake
• Stegonotus Nancuro: Timor Groundsnake
• Stegonotus Reticulatus: Reticulated Groundsnake
• Stenorrhina Freminvillei: Blood Snake
• Symphimus Leucostomus: Tehuantepec White-Lipped Snake
• Sympholis Lippiens: Mexican Short-Tailed Snake
• Tantilla Melanocephala: Black-Headed Centipede Snake
• Tantilla Oolitica: Rim Rock Crowned Snake
• Tantillita Canula: Yucatán Dwarf Short-Tailed Snake
• Telescopus Fallax: European Catsnake
• Telescopus Semiannulatus: Eastern Tiger Snake
• Thelotornis Capensis: Southeastern Savanna Twigsnake
• Thelotornis Kirtlandi: Forest Twigsnake
• Toxicodryas Blandingii: Blanding’s Treesnake
• Trimorphodon Lambda: Sonoran Lyresnake
• Trimorphodon Vilkinsonii: Texas Lyresnake
• Xenelaphis Ellipsifer: Ornate Brownsnake
• Zamenis Longissimus: Common Aesculapian Snake
• Zamenis Scalaris: Ladder Snake
• Zamenis Situla: Leopard Snake
• Grayia Smythii: Smith’s African Watersnake
• Colubroelaps Nguyenvansangi: Nguyen Van Sang’s Snake
• Scaphiodontophis Annulatus: Guatemalan Spatula-Toothed Snake
• Sibynophis Collaris: Collared Black-Headed Snake
• Carphophis Vermis: Western Wormsnake
• Contia Tenuis: Sharptail Snake
• Diadophis Punctatus: Ringneck Snake
• Farancia Erytrogramma: Rainbow Snake
• Heterodon Kennerlyi: Mexican Hognose Snake
• Thermophis Baileyi: Xizang Hot-Spring Snake
• Adelphicos Quadrivigatum: Veracruz Earthsnake
• Amastridium Sapperi: Northern Rustyhead Snake
• Atractus Gigas: Giant Arrow Earthsnake
• Atractus Latifrons: Broadhead Arrow Earthsnake
• Chersodromus Rubriventris: Red-Bellied Earthrunner
• Coniophanes Piceivittis: Mesoamerican Striped Snake
• Diaphorolepis Wagneri: Humpback Terrier Snake
• Dipsas Brevifacies: Yucatán Thirst Snake
• Dipsas Indica: South American Thirst Snake
• Dipsas Neuwiedi: Eastern Slug-Eater
• Enuliophis Sclateri: Colombian Longtail Snake
• Enulius Flavitorques: Pacific Longtail Snake
• Geophis Brachycephalus: Short-Headed Earthsnake
• Geophis Latifrontalis: San Luis Potosí Earthsnake
• Hydromorphus Concolor: Central American Watersnake
• Hypsiglena Chlorophaea: Desert Nightsnake
• Imantodes Cenchoa: Common Blunt-Headed Treesnake
• Leptodeira Annulata: Amazon Banded Cat-Eyed Snake
• Ninia Sebae: Red Coffee Snake
• Nothopsis Rugosus: Rough Coffee Snake
• Pliocercus Elapoides: Variegated False Coralsnake
• Pseudoleptodeira Latifasciata: False Cat-Eyed Snake
• Rhadinaea Decorata: Central American Graceful Brownsnake
• Rhadinaea Flavilata: Pinewoods Snake
• Rhadinella Serperaster: Costa Rican Graceful Brownsnake
• Sibon Longifrenis: Lichen Snail-Eater
• Sibon Nebulatus: Cloudy Snail-Eater
• Synophis Bicolor: Bicolored Fishing Snake
• Tretanorhinus Nigroluteus: Orange-Bellied Swamp Snake
• Trimetopon Barbouri: Canal Zone Groundsnake
• Tropidodipsas Fasciata: Banded Snail-Sucker
• Urotheca Guentheri: Günther’s Brownsnake
• Alsophis Antiguae: Antiguan Racer
• Apostolepis Sanctaeritae: Santa Rita Sandsnake
• Arrhyton Taeniatum: Broad-Striped Racerlet
• Boiruna Maculata: Black-Tailed Mussurana
• Borikenophis Portoricensis: Puerto Rican Racer
• Caraiba Andreae: Cuban Black and White Racer
• Clelia Clelia: Common Mussurana
• Conophis Lineatus: Central American Road Guarder
• Crisantophis Nevermanni: Nevermann’s Road Guarder
• Cubophis Cantherigerus: Cuban Racer
• Drepanoides Anomalus: Lizard Egg-Eating Snake
• Echinanthera Cyanopleura: Yellow-Bellied Forest Snake
• Elapomorphus Quinquelineatus: Five-Lined Burrowing Snake
• Erythrolamprus Aesculapii: Aesculapian False Coralsnake
• Erythrolamprus Reginae: Royal Groundsnake
• Gomesophis Brasiliensis: Brazilian Ballsnake
• Helicops Angulatus: Banded Keeled Watersnake
• Helicops Leopardinus: Spotted Watersnake
• Hydrodynastes Gigas: Giant False Water Cobra
• Hydrops Martii: Amazonian Smooth-Scaled Watersnake
• Hypsirhynchus Ferox: Hispaniolan Cat-Eyed Snake
• Ialtris Dorsalis: Hispaniolan Fanged Racer
• Lygophis Lineatus: Northern Lined Groundsnake
• Magliophis Stahli: Puerto Rican Racerlet
• Manolepis Putnami: Mexican Thin-Scaled Snake
• Mussurana Bicolor: Bicolored Mussurana
• Oxyrhopus Formosus: Beautiful Calico Snake
• Oxyrhopus Petolarius: Broad-Banded Calico Snake
• Paraphimophis Rusticus: Brown Mussurana
• Phalotris Lemniscatus: Argentine Black-Headed Snake
• Philodryas Baroni: Barón’s Bush Racer
• Philodryas Chamissonis: Chilean Long-Tailed Bush Racer
• Philodryas Olfersii: Lichtenstein’s Green Racer
• Phimophis Guianensis: Guianan Shovel-Nosed Pampas Snake
• Pseudalsophis Steindachneri: Striped Galapagos Racer
• Pseudoboa Martinsi: Black-Striped Scarlet Snake
• Pseudoeryx Plicatilis: South American Glossy Pondsnake
• Psomophis Joberti: Jobert’s Groundsnake
• Rodriguesophis Iglesiasi: Iglesias’ Long-Nosed Pampas Snake
• Saphenophis Boursieri: Bourcier’s Andean Snake
• Siphlophis Compressus: Red-Headed Liana Snake
• Tachymenis Peruviana: Peruvian Pampas Snake
• Taeniophallus Brevirostris: Short-Nosed Leaf-Litter Snake
• Thamnodynastes Pallidus: Pale Mock Viper
• Tomodon Dorsatus: Slug-Eating Mock Viper
• Tropidodryas Serra: Serra Snake
• Uromacer Catesbyi: Hispaniolan Blunt-Nosed Vinesnake
• Xenodon Dorbignyi: D’Orbigny’s Hognose Snake
• Xenodon Rabdocephalus: Northern False Lancehead
• Xenopholis Scalaris: Ladder Flat-Headed Snake
• Afronatrix Anascopus: African Brown Watersnake
• Amphiesma Stolatum: Buff-Striped Keelback
• Aspidura Trachyprocta: Common Roughside
• Atretium Schistosum: Olive Keelback
• Blythia Reticulata: Blyth’s Iridescent Snake
• Clonophis Kirtlandii: Kirtland’s Snake
• Fowlea Piscator: Checkered Keelback
• Haldea Striatula: Rough Earthsnake
• Hebius Sauteri: Kosempo Keelback
• Helophis Schoutedeni: Schouteden’s Sun Snake
• Herpetoreas Platyceps: Himalayan Keelback
• Hydrablabes Periops: Borneo Dwarf Watersnake
• Limnophis Bangweolicus: Bangweulu Watersnake
• Liodytes Alleni: Striped Crayfish Snake
• Lycognathophis Seychellensis: Seychelles Wolfsnake
• Natriciteres Fuliginoides: Collared Forest Marshsnake
• Natrix Helvetica: Western Grass Snake
• Natrix Maura: Viperine Watersnake
• Nerodia Clarkii: Saltmarsh Snake
• Nerodia Cyclopion: Mississippi Green Watersnake
• Nerodia Harteri: Brazos River Watersnake
• Nerodia Rhombifer: Diamond-Backed Watersnake
• Opisthotropis Lateralis: Mau Son Mountain-Stream Snake
• Regina Septemvittata: Queen Snake
• Rhabdophis Ceylonensis: Blossom Krait
• Rhabdophis Nigrocinctus: Black-Ringed Keelback
• Rhabdophis Rhodomelas: Blue-Necked Keelback
• Rhabdophis Tigrinus: Tiger Keelback
• Rhabdops Olivaceus: Indian Olive Forest Snake
• Storeria Dekayi: Dekay’s Brownsnake
• Thamnophis Butleri: Butler’s Gartersnake
• Thamnophis Elegans: Western Terrestrial Gartersnake
• Thamnophis Gigas: Giant Gartersnake
• Thamnophis Proximus: Western Ribbonsnake
• Thamnophis Rufipunctatus: Narrow-Headed Gartersnake
• Thamnophis Sirtalis: Common Gartersnake
• Trachischium Fuscum: Darjeeling Worm-Eating Snake
• Trimerodtyes Annularis: Ringed Keelback
• Tropidoclonion Lineatum: Lined Snake
• Tropidonophis Doriae: Barred Keelback
• Tropidonophis Mairii: Common Keelback
• Tropidonophis Multiscutellatus: Long-Tailed Keelback
• Virginia Valeriae: Smooth Earthsnake
• Xenochrophis Cerasogaster: Dark-Bellied Keelback
• Plagiopholis Nuchalis: Common Mock Cobra
• Pseudoxenodon Macrops: Large-Eyed Mock Cobra
• Amblyodipsas Polylepis: Common Purple-Glossed Snake
• Aparallactus Capensis: Cape Centipede-Eater
• Chilorhinophis Gerardi: Gerard’s Two-Headed Snake
• Macrelaps Microlepidotus: Natal Blacksnake
• Polemon Christyi: Christy’s Snake-Eater
• Xenocalamus Bicolor: Slender Quill-Snouted Snake
• Atractaspis Bibronii: Bibron’s Stiletto Snake
• Atractaspis Corpulenta: Corpulent Burrowing Asp
• Atractaspis Engaddensis: Israeli Burrowing Asp
• Atractaspis Microlepidota: Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp
• Homoroselaps Dorsalis: Striped Harlequin Snake
• Micrelaps Muelleri: Müller’s Snake
• Alopecion Guttatum: Spotted Rock Snake
• Boaedon Capensis: Common Housesnake
• Bothrophthalmus Lineatus: Red and Black Striped Snake
• Inyoka Swazicus: Swazi Rock Snake
• Lamprophis Aurora: Aurora Housesnake
• Limaformosa Capensis: Common Filesnake
• Lycodonomorphus Bicolor: Lake Tanganyika Watersnake
• Lycophidion Capense: Cape Wolfsnake
• Pseudoboodon Lemniscatus: Striped Ethiopian Mountain Snake
• Dipsina Multimaculata: Dwarf Beaked Snake
• Hemirhagerrhis Nototaenia: Mopane Snake
• Malpolon Moilensis: Moila Snake
• Malpolon Monspessulanus: Western Montpellier Snake
• Mimophis Mahfalensis: Malagasy Sandsnake
• Psammophis Mossambicus: Olive Grass Snake
• Psammophis Schokari: Afro-Asian Sand Racer
• Psammophylax Tritaeniatus: Striped Skaapsteker
• Rhamphiophis Rostratus: Rufous Beaked Snake
• Prosymna Sundevalli: Sundevall’s Shovel-Snout
• Psammodynastes Pulverulentus: Common Mock Viper
• Pseudaspis Cana: Mole Snake
• Pythonodipsas Carinata: Western Keeled Snake
• Hologerrhum Dermali: Dermal’s Cylindrical Snake
• Alluaudina Bellyi: Belly’s Keeled Snake
• Amplorhinus Multimaculatus: Many-Spotted Snake
• Compsophis Boulengeri: Boulenger’s Malagasy Forest Snake
• Ditypophis Vivax: Socotra Night Snake
• Duberria Lutrix: Common Slug-Eater
• Ithycyphus Miniatus: Cinnabar Vinesnake
• Langaha Madagascariensis: Malagasy Leafnose Snake
• Leioheterodon Madagascariensis: Malagasy Giant Hognose Snake
• Liophidium Pattoni: Patton’s Spotted Groundsnake
• Liopholidophis Rhadinaea: Pink-Bellied Groundsnake
• Lycodryas Citrinus: Lemon Treesnake
• Madagascarophis Colubrinus: Common Malagasy Catsnake
• Micropisthodon Ochraceus: Malagasy Blunt-Headed Snake
• Pseudoxyrhopus Tritaeniatus: Malagasy Black-Striped Groundsnake
• Thamnosophis Lateralis: Malagasy Gartersnake
• Aspidelaps Lubricus: African Coralsnake
• Aspidelaps Scutatus: Shieldnose Snake
• Bungarus Caeruleus: Common Krait
• Bungarus Fasciatus: Banded Krait
• Bungarus Flaviceps: Red-Headed Krait
• Bungarus Multicinctus: Many-Banded Krait
• Calliophis Bivirgata: Blue Long-Glanded Coralsnake
• Calliophis Intestinalis: Striped Long-Glanded Coralsnake
• Dendroaspis Angusticeps: Eastern Green Mamba
• Dendroaspis Polylepis: Black Mamba
• Elapsoidea Boulengeri: Zambesi Gartersnake
• Elapsoidea Nigra: Usambara Gartersnake
• Hemachatus Haemachatus: Rinkhals
• Hemibungarus Calligaster: Northern Philippine Coralsnake
• Micruroides Euryxanthus: Sonoran Coralsnake
• Micrurus Corallinus: Painted Coralsnake
• Micrurus Fulvius: Eastern Coralsnake
• Micrurus Hemprichii: Hemprich’s Coralsnake
• Micrurus Lemniscatus: South American Coralsnake
• Micrurus Nigrocinctus: Central American Coralsnake
• Micrurus Psyches: Carib Coralsnake
• Micrurus Ruatanus: Roatán Coralsnake
• Micrurus Spixii: Amazonian Coralsnake
• Micrurus Surinamensis: Aquatic Coralsnake
• Naja Annulata: Banded Water Cobra
• Naja Annulifera: Snouted Cobra
• Naja Arabica: Arabian Cobra
• Naja Haje: Egyptian Cobra
• Naja Melanoleuca: Central African Forest Cobra
• Naja Mossambica: Mozambique Spitting Cobra
• Naja Multifasciata: Burrowing Cobra
• Naja Naja: Indian Cobra
• Naja Nigricincta: Zebra Spitting Cobra
• Naja Nivea: Cape Cobra
• Naja Oxiana: Transcaspian Cobra
• Naja Pallida: Red Spitting Cobra
• Naja Samarensis: Southeastern Philippine Cobra
• Naja Sputatrix: Indonesian Spitting Cobra
• Ophiophagus Hannah: King Cobra
• Pseudohaje Goldii: Goldie’s Tree Cobra
• Sinomicrurus Macclellandi: Macclelland’s Coralsnake
• Walterinnesia Aegyptia: Sinai Desert Blacksnake
• Acanthophis Laevis: Smooth-Scaled Death Adder
• Acanthophis Pyrrhus: Desert Death Adder
• Aipysurus Apraefrontalis: Short-Nosed Seasnake
• Aipysurus Duboisii: Reef Shallows Seasnake
• Aipysurus Laevis: Olive Seasnake
• Aipysurus Mosaicus: Mosaic Seasnake
• Aspidomorphus Muelleri: Müller’s Crowned Snake
• Austrelaps Superbus: Lowlands Copperhead
• Brachyurophis Semifasciatus: Southern Shovel-Nosed Snake
• Cacophis Churchilli: Northern Dwarf Crowned Snake
• Cryptophis Incredibilis: Pink Snake
• Cryptophis Nigrostriatus: Black-Striped Snake
• Demansia Psammophis: Yellow-Faced Whipsnake
• Demansia Vestigiata: Lesser Black Whipsnake
• Drysdalia Coronoides: White-Lipped Snake
• Echiopsis Curta: Bardick
• Emydocephalus Annulatus: Southern Turtle-Headed Seasnake
• Ephalophis Greyae: Northwestern Mangrove Seasnake
• Furina Ornata: Moon Snake
• Glyphodon Tristis: Brown-Headed Snake
• Hemiaspis Signata: Black-Bellied Swamp Snake
• Hoplocephalus Bungaroides: Broad-Headed Snake
• Hydrelaps Darwiniensis: Port Darwin Seasnake
• Hydrophis Elegans: Elegant Seasnake
• Hydrophis Gracilis: Graceful Small-Headed Seasnake
• Hydrophis Hardwickii: Hardwicke’s Spine-Bellied Seasnake
• Hydrophis Peronii: Spiny-Headed Seasnake
• Hydrophis Platurus: Pelagic Seasnake
• Hydrophis Sibauensis: Sibau River Seasnake
• Hydrophis Stokesii: Stokes’ Seasnake
• Hydrophis Zweifeli: Southern Beaked Seasnake
• Laticauda Colubrina: Colubrine Sea Krait
• Laticauda Saintgironsi: New Caledonian Sea Krait
• Loveridgelaps Elapoides: Solomons Small-Eyed Snake
• Micropechis Ikaheca: New Guinea Small-Eyed Snake
• Notechis Scutatus: Tigersnake
• Ogmodon Vitianus: Fiji Snake
• Oxyuranus Microlepidotus: Inland Taipan
• Oxyuranus Scutellatus: Coastal Taipan
• Parahydrophis Mertoni: Arafura Smooth Seasnake
• Paroplocephalus Atriceps: Lake Cronin Snake
• Pseudechis Australis: King Brownsnake
• Pseudechis Porphyriacus: Red-Bellied Blacksnake
• Pseudonaja Mengdeni: Gwardar
• Pseudonaja Textilis: Eastern Brownsnake
• Salomonelaps Par: Solomons Coralsnake
• Simoselaps Bertholdi: Southern Desert Banded Snake
• Suta Punctata: Little Spotted Snake
• Suta Spectabilis: Spectacled Hooded Snake
• Toxicocalamus Longissimus: Woodlark Island Snake
• Tropidechis Carinatus: Rough-Scaled Snake
• Vermicella Annulata: Eastern Bandy-Bandy
• Bitia Hydroides: Keel-Bellied Watersnake
• Brachyorrhos Albus: Seram Short-Tailed Snake
• Cantoria Violacea: Cantor’s Mangrove Snake
• Cerberus Schneiderii: Schneider’s Bockadam
• Erpeton Tentaculatum: Tentacled Snake
• Fordonia Leucobalia: Crab-Eating Mangrove Snake
• Gerarda Prevostiana: Gerard’s Watersnake
• Homalopsis Mereljcoxi: Cox’s Masked Watersnake
• Myron Richardsonii: Richardson’s Mangrove Snake
• Pseudoferania Polylepis: Fly River Smooth Watersnake
• Asthenodipsas Lasgalenensis: Mirkwood Forest Slug-Snake
• Xylophis Mosaicus: Anamalai Narrow-Headed Snake
• Achalinus Formosanus: Taiwan Odd-Scaled Snake
• Parafimbrios Lao: Laotian Bearded Snake
• Paraxenodermus Borneensis: Borneo Stream Snake
• Xenodermus Javanicus: Dragon Snake
• Azemiops Feae: Fea’s Viper
• Agkistrodon Contortrix: Copperhead
• Agkistrodon Piscivorus: Eastern Cottonmouth
• Agkistrodon Taylori: Ornate Cantil
• Atropoides Picadoi: Picado’s Jumping Pitviper
• Bothriechis Nigroviridis: Black-Speckled Palm-Pitviper
• Bothriechis Schlegelii: Eyelash Palm-Pitviper
• Bothrocophias Hyoprora: Amazonian Toad-Headed Pitviper
• Bothrops Alcatraz: Alcatrazes Lancehead
• Bothrops Alternatus: Urutu
• Bothrops Ammodytoides: Patagonian Lancehead
• Bothrops Asper: Terciopelo
• Bothrops Atrox: Common Lancehead
• Bothrops Bilineatus: Two-Striped Forest-Pitviper
• Bothrops Caribbaeus: St. Lucia Lancehead
• Bothrops Insularis: Golden Lancehead
• Bothrops Jararaca: Jararaca
• Bothrops Taeniatus: Speckled Forest-Pitviper
• Calloselasma Rhodostoma: Malayan Pitviper
• Cerrophidion Godmani: Godman’s Montane Pitviper
• Crotalus Adamanteus: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Atrox: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Catalinensis: Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Cerastes: Sidewinder Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Durissus: Neotropical Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Horridus: Timber Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Molossus: Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Polystictus: Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Scutulatus: Mohave Rattlesnake
• Crotalus Willardi: Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
• Deinagkistrodon Acutus: Chinese Copperhead
• Garthius Chaseni: Mount Kinabalu Pitviper
• Gloydius Halys: Halys Pitviper
• Gloydius Intermedius: Amur Pitviper
• Gloydius Shedaoensis: Shedao Island Pitviper
• Hypnale Hypnale: Indian Hump-Nosed Pitviper
• Lachesis Melanocephala: Black-Headed Bushmaster
• Lachesis Muta: South American Bushmaster
• Mixcoatlus Melanurus: Black-Tailed Horned Pitviper
• Ophryacus Undulatus: Mexican Horned Pitviper
• Ovophis Monticola: Western Mountain Pitviper
• Porthidium Nasutum: Rainforest Hognosed Pitviper
• Protobothrops Flavoviridis: Okinawa Habu
• Protobothrops Mangshanensis: Mangshan Pitviper
• Protobothrops Sieversorum: Three Horned-Scaled Pitviper
• Sistrurus Catenatus: Massasauga
• Trimeresurus Insularis: Lesser Sundas Pitviper
• Trimeresurus Mcgregori: Batan Pitviper
• Trimeresurus Popeiorum: Pope’s Bamboo Pitviper
• Trimeresurus Purpureomaculatus: Mangrove Pitviper
• Trimeresurus Sumatranus: Sumatran Pitviper
• Tropidolaemus Wagleri: Wagler’s Temple Pitviper
• Atheris Barbouri: Udzungwa Mountain Viper
• Atheris Ceratophora: Usambara Forest Bushviper
• Atheris Chlorechis: Western Bushviper
• Atheris Hispida: Rough-Scaled Bushviper
• Atheris Nitschei: Great Lakes Bushviper
• Atheris Squamigera: Variable Bushviper
• Bitis Arietans: Puff Adder
• Bitis Atropos: Berg Adder
• Bitis Caudalis: Horned Adder
• Bitis Gabonica: East African Gaboon Viper
• Bitis Nasicornis: River Jack
• Bitis Parviocula: Ethiopian Mountain Viper
• Bitis Peringueyi: Namib Sidewinding Adder
• Bitis Worthingtoni: Kenyan Horned Viper
• Causus Defilippii: Snouted Night Adder
• Causus Maculatus: West African Night Adder
• Cerastes Gasperettii: Arabian Horned Viper
• Cerastes Vipera: Sahara Sand Viper
• Daboia Palaestinae: Palestine Viper
• Daboia Russelii: South Asian Russell’s Viper
• Echis Carinatus: Common Saw-Scale Viper
• Echis Coloratus: Painted Carpet Viper
• Echis Ocellatus: West African Carpet Viper
• Echis Omanensis: Oman Carpet Viper
• Echis Pyramidum: Northeast African Carpet Viper
• Eristicophis Macmahoni: Macmahon’s Viper
• Macrovipera Lebetinus: Levant Viper
• Macrovipera Razii: Razi’s Viper
• Montatheris Hindii: Kenya Mountain Viper
• Montivipera Raddei: Armenian Mountain Viper
• Montivipera Xanthina: Ottoman Viper
• Proatheris Superciliaris: Floodplain Viper
• Pseudocerastes Persicus: Persian False Horned Viper
• Pseudocerastes Urarachnoides: Iranian Spider-Tailed Viper
• Vipera Ammodytes: Nose-Horned Viper
• Vipera Aspis: Asp Viper
• Vipera Berus: Northern Adder
• Vipera Kaznakovi: Caucasian Viper
• Vipera Latastei: Lataste’s Viper
• Vipera Monticola: Dwarf Atlas Mountain Viper
• Vipera Seoanei: Seoane’s Viper
• Vipera Ursinii: Orsini’s Meadow Viper
• Glossary
• Resources
• Index of common names
• Index of scientific names
• Index of taxonomic groups
• Acknowledgments
• Author Acknowledgments
• Picture Credits
• About the Author
• Copyright